How can I be assured that I'm living a life pleasing to God?
How do you know you are an authentic Christian? How do we recognize true Christianity in the spiritual maze and religious muddle in which we find ourselves in today? The small but important letter that we call 1 John presents us with three indisputable "tests" regarding authentic Christianity. We must pass all three tests at the same time to know with assurance that we are living a life pleasing to ...
Use this 13-session marriage course to discuss how to express grace and love to one another.
This 13-session course on marriage will be ideal for your Sunday school quarterly curriculum or to use in your small group. It covers such topics as learning to appreciate your spouse, money matters, faith, handling conflict, sex, communication, and compromise. Most of all it will help couples know how to express grace and love to one another.
Week 1
Learning to Appreciate Our SpouseHow can we train ...
Read some helpful hints about speaking with your spouse, then discuss!
Communication problems are as old as Adam and Eve. In this 6-session course, we will explore what the Bible has to say about the obstacles and solutions to communication, how to communicate love to our spouses, how to avoid miscommunication, how to stop hurtful words, the importance of compromise, and finally how grace towards one another is the key to getting along.
This six-part course helps those with blended families to gain scriptural help for their specific circumstances.
Few things are more difficult than trying to help a group of diverse people to get along. Throw in the fact that these people have been deeply wounded in a previous relationship, and the challenges increase. That's why we've developed this six-part course to help those with blended families to gain scriptural help for their task. This course can be done individually but will be especially effective ...
There are tons of "how-to" small group materials on the market these days. Some of them, unfortunately, are not very good. Every once in a while, however, I come across a resource that surprises me. Starting Small Groups—and Keeping Them Going is such a resource.
This is what I would call a "nuts-and-bolts" small group book. It contains a plethora of practical ideas and information for starting ...
8. Tell them if they cannot be more caring and friendly to others, then you will send them on a personal inner-search, life-quest retreat: one month participation in the Childrens' Ministry.
7. Make your "empty chair" an "empty La-Z-Boy."
6. Discontinue using the icebreaker, "What is the worst sin you've evercommmitted, ...
Creating entryways into your life will encourage honesty among your group.
Joel Comiskey
"Joel, there are very few entryways into your life," my brother Andy said to me. "You have a tendency to make yourself look good—always putting your best foot forward. It's hard for people to relate to you, " he said. The painful truth of my brother's words dug deep into my soul. He was right.
My brother Andy knows the importance of an honest, transparent lifestyle. God delivered him from homosexuality ...
A most rewarding experience for any Christian leader happens when a life-changing experience takes place for at least one member of the group. That kind of result requires discussion on an intimate level, which is difficult to achieve.
In hopes of motivating group members to bare their souls, one leader asked, "What one temptation do you wrestle with most often?" Instead of leaving the question open ...
Upgrade your group worship time with the music and lyrics of this famous hymn bundled together.
by Hello Industry
Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com can help.
We've partnered with the band Hello Industry to bring you a collection of video worship songs that are easy to use. Each hymn has been recorded by the band in a contemporary ...
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